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JOB SUMMARY

The mandate of the Corporate Real Estate Office (CREO) is to provide innovative property solutions and expert real estate leadership to the City of Ottawa, including a corporate and consistent approach to ensuring space in all facilities is being used efficiently and implementing the Corporate Accommodations Strategy. CREO serves as the City's corporate landlord, real estate manager, project manager and developer for approximately 3,781 properties, 52,000 acres of land and 1,040 buildings with over 12.8 million square feet and a $2.1 billion replacement value.

You are responsible for providing day-to-day or strategic real estate acquisition, disposal, leasing, development, valuation and/or management support services to the City.

You also: perform or assist in research/analysis; participate in the development of project, capital and operating budgets; communicate with various internal and external parties, and fulfill documenting and reporting requirements relating to their assignment. You may also work on cross-functional teams or specific projects.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Completion of 3 year community college diploma in business administration, property management, or other field relating to real estate services.

Less than 1 year of experience is required.

Experience in a real estate environment is an asset, with specific experience assisting with one or more of the following areas: real property acquisition/disposition, property management/leasing, multi-stakeholder negotiations, land management, encroachments, real estate financial administration.

KNOWLEDGE

• General knowledge of applicable legislation, including the Registry Act, Land Titles Act, Municipal Act, Planning Act, Commercial Tenancies Act, Residential Tenancies Act, and the Expropriations Act of Ontario
• General knowledge of legal documents as they apply to real property transactions in Ontario, including agreements of purchase and sale, agreements specific to the Expropriations Act, easements, lease agreements, licences, and an understanding of contract and real property law
• General knowledge of City by-laws, plans, policies, procedures and processes relating to the delivery of real estate services
• General knowledge of the rights and obligations of the City and the property owner vis-à-vis expropriations, and the expropriation negotiation and arbitration process of the Board of Negotiation and the Ontario Municipal Board
• General knowledge of Municipal government structure, including the Land Registry and Land Titles systems
• General knowledge of the appraisal process, legal surveys and engineering plans as they relate to real estate services
• Knowledge of the Ottawa real estate market and general realty market trends
• General knowledge of Project Management
• Technical Report Writing
• General knowledge of financial principles and financial analysis

COMPETENCIES, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Self-motivated, and able to work with minimal direction in a fast-paced, multi-project environment, and collaboratively with others
• Possess strong organizational skills and flexibility to plan, initiate, organize and prioritize own work and to effectively manage competing demands, conflicting priorities, sensitive issues, pressures and deadlines
• Possess computer literacy in MS Office Suite in a Windows environment, including use of Intra/Internet
• Able to learn/use other advanced computer applications or software specific to the work assignments (databases, GIS)
• Possess a high degree of accuracy, and ability to draft legal agreements designed to secure land interests and/or releases for the City
• Possess research skills and the ability to interpret/analyze/evaluate issues and to make decisions/formulate recommendations
• Able to perform financial analysis and estimate project costs
• Able to write technical reports prepared in formats conducive to various audiences and City council
• Possess excellent interpersonal, communication, and public relations skills
• Possess negotiation skills to participate in negotiations to secure the required property interests for the City
• Possess conflict resolution skills to influence decisions, and to deal with contentious issues and situations
• Thorough, self-motivated and reliable
• Organized, analytical and attentive to detail
• Possess sound judgment, tact and discretion
• Flexible and adaptable
• Possess initiative and creativity